GB RANKING4
WORLD RANKING30
CAREER HIGH
16/09/2024 26
ITF TITLES24
Last updated: 20/11/2024
GB RANKING4
WORLD RANKING29
CAREER HIGH
18/11/2024 29
ITF TITLES24
Last updated: 20/11/2024
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Hard
SHOT: Drop shot
COACH
Mike Booth
AGE20
HEIGHT182 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDOne-handed
TURNED PRO2020
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Hard
SHOT:Drop shot
COACH
Mike Booth
Get to know Andrew Penney
About
Quick fire facts
- Place of Birth: Winchester
- Lives: Alresford
- Trains: David Lloyd Southampton
- Favourite tournament: US Open
- Best opponent faced: Alfie Hewett
- Hobbies and interests: YouTube
Penney's first experience of wheelchair tennis came in May 2019 when he played at the Portsmouth Tennis Centre. He instantly fell in love with the sport and enjoyed being able to train regularly, providing him with something that he looked forward to doing and ultimately being the driving force behind wanting to make it his career.
Tennis Career
Highlights:
- Finished runner-up to fellow Brit Dahnon Ward at the Abingdon Futures tennis tournament, after being narrowly defeated 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3
- Won the Genoa Open singles title - beating Nicolas Charrier 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
- Lifted his first title of the year at the 27e Tournoi Bulle Indoors event after defeating Josef Riegler 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2
| Tournament | Result |
| November | |
| Open Paratennis du Loiret | Second round |
| Abingdon Futures | Runner-up |
| October | |
| Kaohsiung Open | Semi-final |
| Eureka Cup Taiwan Open | Semi-final |
| September | |
| Birmingham Wheelchair Tennis Classic | Semi-final |
| Sion Open | Semi-final |
| JTCC Championship | Champion |
| August | |
|
Genoa Open |
Champion |
|
July |
|
|
Swiss Open |
First round |
|
German Open - Beate Loddenkemper Trophy |
First round |
|
Lexus British Open Roehampton |
First round |
|
June |
|
|
Rothesay International Eastbourne |
Semi-final |
|
Wheelchair Czech Open |
Semi-final |
|
Slovakia Open |
Semi-final |
|
May |
|
|
Tram Barcelona Open |
First round |
| 27e Tournoi Bulle Indoors | Champion |
|
April |
|
| Allianz Para Trophy | Quarter-final |
| March | |
| Cajun Classic | First round |
| Georgia Open | First round |
| February | |
| Bolton Indoor ITF 2 | First round |
| ABN AMRO Open | First round |
Highlights:
- Made his Wheelchair Tennis Masters debut in November
- Lifted the Genoa Open title with Nicola Charrier in August
- Won the 27e Tournoi Bulle Indoors doubles title alongside Canada's Thomas Venos. The British, Canadian duo clinched the first set against Jakub Dominik Bukala and Kamil Fabisiak before the Polish pair retired
| Tournament | Result |
| November | |
| Wheelchair Tennis Masters (with Robin Groenewoud) | Group stages |
| Open Paratennis du Loiret (with Dahnon Ward) | Quarter-final |
| October | |
| Kaohsiung Open (with Ben Bartram) | Runners-up |
| Eureka Cup Taiwan Open (with Shogo Takano) | Runners-up |
| September | |
| Birmingham Wheelchair Tennis Classic (Thomas Venos) | Runners-up |
| Sion Open (with Patxi Fadrique) | Semi-final |
| JTCC Championship (with Nicolas Charrier) | Champions |
| August | |
|
Genoa Open (with Nicolas Charrier) |
Champions |
|
July |
|
|
Swiss Open (with Raphael Gremion) |
First round |
|
German Open - Beate Loddenkemper Trophy (with Raphael Gremion) |
Quarter-final |
|
Lexus British Open Roehampton (with Dahnon Ward) |
Quarter-final |
|
June |
|
|
Rothesay International Eastbourne (with Geoffrey Jasiak) |
Semi-final |
|
Wheelchair Czech Open (with Joshua Johns) |
Semi-final |
|
Slovakia Open (with Joshua Johns) |
Semi-final |
| May | |
| Tram Barcelona Open (with Jinhui Ding) | First round |
| 27e Tournoi Bulle Indoors (with Thomas Venos) | Champions |
| April | |
| Allianz Para Trophy (with Luca Arca) | Quarter-final |
| March | |
| Cajun Classic (with Yoann Quilliou) | First round |
| Georgia Open (Jakub Dominik Bukala) | Quarter-final |
| February | |
| Bolton Indoor ITF 2 (with Casey Ratzlaff) | Semi-final |
| ABN AMRO Open (with Casey Ratzlaff) | Quarter-final |
- Won his first ITF Doubles title at the s’ Versicherung Austrian Open (ITF2), with partner Dahnon Ward
- Reached the Doubles final of the British Grass Court ITF2, alongside partner Joachim Gerard
- Won his first ITF Junior singles title in Bolton, UK in 2022
- Won his first ITF Futures Doubles title, alongside partner Ward at Abingdon, UK
- Played in the inaugural Junior Wheelchair Tournament at the US Open
- Won his First ITF Men’s Main Draw Singles Title at the 26E Tournoi Bulle Indoors